John Baldwin (figure skater)
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| Rena Inoue and John Baldwin | ||
| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  United States |
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| Date of birth: | October 18, 1973 | |
| Residence: | Santa Monica, California | |
| Height: | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Partner: | Rena Inoue | |
| Former Partner: | Tristan Colell | |
| Coach: | Peter Oppegard | |
| Skating Club: | All Year FSC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 183.17 | 2006 Worlds |
| Short Program: | 61.73 | 2007 Four Continents |
| Free Skate: | 122.27 | 2006 Worlds |
John Baldwin, Jr. (born October 18, 1973 in Dallas, Texas) is an American figure skater. He currently competes in pairs figure skating with Rena Inoue, his partner both on and off the ice. They are two-time U.S. national champions.
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[edit] Career
Baldwin comes from a family of skaters. His father, John Baldwin Sr, competed as a single skater in the 1960s. His brother Don Baldwin competed in singles as well. John Baldwin was originally a single skater. His best finish at Nationals as a senior was 9th in 1995.
His father pressured Baldwin to skate with Inoue, who had moved to America. Eventually Baldwin teamed up with her.
Baldwin and Inoue were the first pair to successfully perform a throw triple Axel in competition at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. They made Olympic history by landing it again during their short program at the 2006 Winter Games.
Baldwin and Inoue earned the gold medal at the 2006 Skate America event after winning the short program and placing second in the free skate. They won the silver medal at Skate Canada the next week; and finally took the silver at Trophee Eric Bompard one week later. They officially qualified for the Grand Prix Final at the conclusion of the pair's event at the NHK Trophy competition, the last competition in the Grand Prix.
Baldwin and Inoue sat out the Grand Prix season in 2007 but returned for the U.S. Nationals in 2008. At the conclusion of their free skate, Baldwin got down on his knee and proposed to Inoue.[1][2] The pair ended up in second place overall.
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] Pairs
(with Inoue)
| Event | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
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| Olympic Games | 7th | |||||||
| World Championships | 10th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 8th | 10th | ||
| Four Continents | 7th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | |||
| U.S. Championships | 11th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Grand Prix Final | 6th | 4th | ||||||
| Skate America | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Skate Canada | 2nd | |||||||
| Bofrost Cup | 5th | |||||||
| Cup of China | 5th | |||||||
| Trophee Eric Bompard | 4th | 2nd | ||||||
| Cup of Russia | 5th | |||||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | 4th |
(with Colell)
| Event | 1990-1991 | 1991-1992 |
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| World Junior Championships | 9th | |
| U.S. Championships | 8th J. |
- J = Junior level
[edit] Men's Singles
| Event | 86-87 | 87-88 | 88-89 | 89-90 | 90-91 | 91-92 | 92-93 | 93-94 | 94-95 | 95-96 | 96-97 | 97-98 | 98-99 | 99-00 |
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| World Junior Championships | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st N. | 1st J. | 13th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 12th | 13th | 15th | |||||
| U.S. Championships (figures) | 1st |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- John Baldwin at the United States Figure Skating Association
- John Baldwin at the International Skating Union biography page
- John Baldwin's U.S. Olympic Team bio
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